''Stomatium ermininum'', called the ermine chop, is a species of flowering plant in the ice plant genus ''

Stomatium ''Stomatium'' is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. Species *''Stomatium acutifolium'' L.Bolus *''Stomatium agninum'' Schwantes *''Stomatium alboroseum'' L.Bolus * ...

'', native to the

Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sou ...

of South Africa. Its yellow flowers open in the evening and are banana-scented. It has gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...

Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p ...

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ermininum Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Plants described in 1926 {{Aizoaceae-stub